A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.

From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!

Cheerfulness is that quality which enables one to make others happy. It takes its origin half in personal goodness, and half in the belief of the personal goodness of others.

The purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness. Government exists for the interests of the governed, not for the governors.

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

Leisure is being allowed to do nothing.

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.

You see, antiquated ideas of kindness and generosity are simply bugs that must be programmed out of our world. And these cold, unfeeling machines will show us the way.

Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.

Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.

Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.

Be kind whenever possible.It is always possible.

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

The lonely one offers his hand too quickly to whomever he encounters.

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity.

We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.